Preserving the diabetic kidney.
End stage renal disease is an increasingly common problem among both type 2 and type 1 diabetic patients. It is possible to halt or delay the progression from microalbuminuria to proteinuria to end stage renal disease through early screening and aggressive control of blood pressure, blood glucose, and the appropriate use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
Poirier
S J
SJ
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services, Zuni Comprehensive Community Center, New Mexico, USA. Poiriers@worldnet.att.net
D000419:Albuminuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors